Vice Admiral Sir John Morrison Webster KCB (3 November 1932 – 5 October 2020) was a

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officer who became

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Naval career

Educated at

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, Webster joined the Royal Navy in 1951.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He became

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of the frigate HMS ''Argonaut'' in 1970, Liaison Officer in

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in 1974 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS ''Cleopatra'' in 1977. He was appointed Director of Naval Warfare at the

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in 1980, Flag Officer Sea Training in 1982 and Chief of Staff to the

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in 1984. He went on to be

at HMNB Devonport in 1987 before retiring in 1990. In retirement he became a landscape and marine painter. He died on 5 October 2020, at the age of 87.

Family

In 1962, he married Valerie Anne "Val" Villiers, daughter of Admiral Sir Michael Villiers;Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. they had one son, who predeceased him, and two daughters.

References

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